In a country where the first non-native language, which happens to be English, is typically studied for more that 10 years and is completely unable to produce a

In a country where the first non-native language, which happens to be English, is typically studied for more that 10 years and is completely unable to produce a significant amount of people able to even read it, I fear that a technical document written in such a foreign language will only receive the Stare of False Approval followed by the Shrug of Dismissal. † Notwithstanding the courage of our teachers and all, this country††'s education system is a complete failure, and those that shine do so in spite of it, not thanks to it. †† I can't even come to terms with calling it "my country" anymore due to recent events regarding mass surveillance, that go against everything I hold forth and cherished about France, inherited since le Siècle des Lumières.